Shirley Darnaby, from Brentwood, inspects one of the 28,551 pennies on a 1996 Geo Metro owned by Gayle Hoover, left, from Wendell, N.C. Gayle and her husband, Mike Morphy, spent two years putting the pennies on; the coins added an extra 190 pounds to the car.

Shirley Darnaby, from Brentwood, inspects one of the 28,551 pennies on a 1996 Geo Metro owned by Gayle Hoover, left, from Wendell, N.C. Gayle and her husband, Mike Morphy, spent two years putting the pennies on; the coins added an extra 190 pounds to the car. (Al Drago, Baltimore Sun photo)